He says he is doing it to inspire others.
"The big thing about this run is I'm not a runner," he told us. "I'm not trained. I don't work out. I want to do this and take this opportunity to show, hey if I can do something, anybody can."
And once he gets to Austin, he has another goal in mind. He plans to go to the restaurant 'Juan in a Million,' where he will try to break his 5-year record of eating seven breakfast tacos.
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